Thando Maeko

Johannesburg, South Africa

Award winning journalist Previously @moneyweb, @mailandguardian, @Powerfm987 Currently: @BDliveSA @BusinessLiveSA [email protected] Let’s talk

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DA issues ultimatum over axing of Andrew Whitfield

1 day ago | businesslive.co.za | Linda Ensor |Thando Maeko

The government of national unity (GNU) has been shaken by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s dismissal of the DA’s deputy minister of trade, industry & competition, Andrew Whitfield, for what DA leader and agriculture minister John Steenhuisen believes has no legitimate foundation. He said in the National Assembly on Thursday that the “sudden and ill-considered decision” to dismiss Whitfield had put SA’s future at stake. It was a “calculated assault” on the DA, he added...
Andrew Whitfield’s dismissal shakes GNU

1 day ago | businesslive.co.za | Linda Ensor |Thando Maeko

The government of national unity (GNU) has been shaken by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s dismissal of the DA’s deputy minister of trade, industry & competition Andrew Whitfield for what DA leader and agriculture minister John Steenhuisen believes has no legitimate foundation. He said in the National Assembly on Thursday that the “sudden and ill-considered decision” to dismiss Whitfield had put SA’s future at stake. It was a “calculated assault” on the DA, he added. ..
Cyril Ramaphosa fires DA deputy minister of trade Andrew Whitfield

2 days ago | businesslive.co.za | Thando Maeko

One of the main trends from the Swanwick yacht show relates to colours and materials, with a move towards more neutral and home-like tones
Take-home pay falls for third month amid muted growth

3 days ago | businesslive.co.za | Thando Maeko

Traders mull stability of truce, while prices hold near multiweek lows on the prospect that crude flows will not be disrupted
G20 Sherpa meetings begin without the US

3 days ago | businesslive.co.za | Thando Maeko

The third meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) Sherpa meetings commenced on Wednesday under SA’s presidency, with a notable absence of the US, which has maintained an antagonistic stance towards the multilateral forum.
David Masondo defends R27bn World Bank loan

4 days ago | businesslive.co.za | Thando Maeko

Deputy finance minister David Masondo has defended the government’s recent $1.5bn (R27bn) development policy loan agreement with the World Bank, insisting the funding is aligned with the National Treasury’s broader commitment to responsible and sustainable borrowing. The loan, which was announced on Monday as part of the government’s efforts to bolster infrastructure spending and support structural reforms, comes at a time when the country faces pressure to narrow its budget deficit. ..
Rapid migration outpacing Gauteng municipal service delivery

5 days ago | businesslive.co.za | Thando Maeko

Gauteng is seeing rapid migration into its three metros, Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni, placing mounting pressure on service delivery and exposing large infrastructure gaps, according to the latest provincial economic review. Despite its small geographic footprint, Gauteng remains SA’s employment hub, contributing a third of the country’s GDP.
Funding of just transition projects slows at Komati power station

5 days ago | businesslive.co.za | Thando Maeko

Oil expected to push higher this week, while on Sunday markets in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait largely unaffected by US strikes on Iran and Israel’s Tel Aviv main index reaches an all-time high As the global market for EVs has expanded so too have concerns over the security of supply of materials crucial to making them MEC exonerating Toyota SA Motors from responsibility for the lawsuit shows there are no grudges If the party does not recover its support, it stands to be the biggest loser...
Funding of just transition projects slows at Komati power station

5 days ago | shorturl.at | Thando Maeko

Progress in financing the decommissioning and repurposing of Eskom’s Komati coal-fired power station is gathering momentum, but at a slower pace than hoped for, prompting the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) to request international partners to ramp up funding for the state-owned enterprise’s (SOE’s) energy transition project.
POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Joburg mayor Morero faces no-confidence vote

6 days ago | businesslive.co.za | Thando Maeko

STOCK WATCH Business Day TV speaks to Chantal Marx from FNB Wealth & Investments and Devin Shutte from The Robert Group